Connection for water-closets.



B. L. STALLINGS. CONNECTION FOR WATER GLOSETS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.2Z.1908

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CONNECTION FOR WATER GLOSETS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.22.1908.

Patented July 13, 1909 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 sen,

Witnesses @EFFltClE.

EDGAR L. STALLINGS, OF COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, ASSIGNOR 01- ONE-HALFT0 HENRY J. BASSLER, OF COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA.

DONETECTION FDR WATEI" GLOSET$.

No. semen.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 18, 1909.

To all whom, i may concern:

Be it known that l, Enoan L. STALLINGS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Golumbia, in the county of Richland and State of SouthCarolina, have invented certain new and useful Improven'ients inConnections for ater-Closet Bowls, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to pipe connections for water closet bowls, andits primary object is to provide simple and eifective means for insuringa tight joint between the base of a closet bowl and the soilpipe intowhich it discharges.

A further object of the invention is, to provide means for readilyadjustii'ig or coin pressing the packing employed as an element of thejoint and maintaining the same in close contact with the upper end ofthe soil-pipe.

The invention comprises a ring surrounding the pipe, a plurality ofclamps supported by said ring, and adjusting devices "for said clamps.

The invention also con'i n-ises a ring surrounding the soilpipe, aplurality of equi distant clamps supported by said ring and engagingsaid pipe, an annular packing surrounding said pipe, and means forcompressing said packing agaii'ist said pipe.

The construction of the improved joint will be fully describedhereinafter. in connection with the accom anying drawings which form apartof this specification, and its features of novelty will be set forthin the appended claims.

In the drawings :-l igurc l is avertical section of the base ol' a watercloset bowl,

and the upper portior ot a soil-pipe con-,

nccled by my improved connecting devices. Fig. 2 is a top plan view onan enlarged scale of the ring employc-tl. Fig. 3 is :1 etc tion on theline fl--3 of Fig. Fig. l is a vertieil section illustrating a modifiedem bodiment of the invention. Fig. 5 is a lrag inenlary perspective viewon an enlarged scale of the 1ing,'shown in Fig. for supporting thepacking, and Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the upper end of thesoil-pipe.

The reference numeral 1 designates the base of a water-closet bowl,provided with an annular flange Q-adapted to rest upon a floor 3, andformed on its under side with an annular recess 4. The base 1 of thebow] is also pro ided with an internal annular shoulder 5 against whichhis the upper end of the soil-pipe 6 formed adjacent to said upper endwith a plurality oi annular parallei ribs or corrugations 7.

lv'ithin the recess l of the base llange 2 is a flat ring 8 surroundingthe pipe (3 and formed at equidistant points on its inner edge withsegn'iental seats 9 having oppositely beveled end walls 10.

Within each of the seats 9 is loosely fitted a segmental clamping plate11, the ends 12 of which are oppositely beveled to adapt them to fit thebeveled walls of. the seats 9. These clamps are formed with parallellongitudinal corrugations 13 to adapt them to engage the ribs 01'corrugations 7 of the pipe 0, and the outer edges of said clamps and theadjacent portions of the ring 8 are recessed and threaded toprovidetapering sockets l-lto receive the lower tapered ends 15 oi. adjustingscrews 16, said screws 0.\- tending through openings in the base llange2 and being provided with nuts 17 above said base .llangc.

interposed between the upper end of the pipe U and the beveled wall 18of the base oil the bowl is an annular packing 19 of triangular :lorm incross section and formed at its base with an annular groove 20 toreceive the upper edge oi a supporting ring 31 of triangular form incross section, said ring 21 resting upon the ring 8 and clamps ll.

The packing 19 is preferably of lead or other soft metal and is split onits lower surface as at, "ii to adapt it to spread when the wedgedikcedge of the ring is forced against it by the inward movement of theclamps ll.

The utility and advantages of the construction as thus described will bereadily uinlcrstood. The clamps are firmly held in engagement with thepipe by the tapered screws, and the packing If) elt'cctually preventsthe escape oi? noxious gases between the pipe and bowl. The yieldingpacking avoids liability ot breakage of the 'eartl-ien-. ware bowl, andsaid packing may be of rubber or other like material, although as abovestated 1 preferably employ soft metal in its construction.

In the modification shown in Fig. 4, the base of the bowl is providedwith a depending tubular extension 23 which extends down within theupper end of the pipe 6.

en its side with an annular recess 4. to rec-e1 e ting;- S and clamps 11{IS in the censttnction shown in 1* 1g. 1.

Y A C in lieu oi U18 ti-lnngunir packing .1.) anti I ring support, '21,I enipln in the modification ring 24 resting on the clamps ll andprovided with n flange 25, and an annular yielding p2 ing 2 1) of thecrosssectionel ecntniu' 1 in l ig. supported' en the ring id pushingpi'njecnng into the space 2? between the upper end of the pipe er well28 of: the recess apparent this modified constiintinlly equivalent tothat sign 1 of th drawings, and l Weuld have it understood that theinvention includes all such further modifications 01' variations in thedetails of consti'uctinn as may fall within the terms and scope of thefollowing claii' Having thus described by invention, what it desireecuie Letters Patent and. (.lilll'i? is:-

l. The con'ibinntion with a. \Vi'tlLQi' closet liewl, pi'evielel with sbiseilange formed on its "under side W'th an annular of a soil pip;ioimed at zicent to its upper end with e s liens, :1, provided clampsloose, and currugn annular peel. and bowl, iinvni-dl "t'tint Within saidrecess, and segmental .in said seats, lQll inner surfaces, in nserpesetlb ween the pipe 1? i said clumps n; 2t closet nge formed on X 2H recess,(if a said recess, and SPElS, segmental i i said seats, nieces, and

:Ween the gated on t" annular pecking pipe and howl, and means(fltlll'lPS inwardly,

tapering in said IQEZClCCl sockets parallel ennulay cn1'ri1ga--plurality (if segmental clamps Within said seats and corrugated on theirinner surfaces to engage the coi rugations of said pipe, yieldingannular packing interposed between said pipe and bowl, su, ports forsaid packing resting on said clamps and, means for forcing said clampsinwardly.

The combinntinn with a ater cleset bowl provided with an interiorannular shoulder, and a base flange provided onits pipe fitting againstsaid shoulder, and termed near its upper end With a series of annularparallel corrugations, 2, ring within said recess surrounding said pipe,and pro vided with a plurality of beveled seats, at plurality (ifsegmental clamps Within said seats and corrugated on their innersurfaces to engage the corrugations of said pipe, s yielding annularpacking interposed between said pipe and bowl, supports fer saiclpacking resting on said ring and means "fer forcing said clampsinwardly, comprising tapered screws extending through openings baseflange, and into ta; sling; threaded sockets formed partly in ssic;ring, and partly in the enter edges of said clamps.

The combination with a Water closet howl, formed with an internalannular shoulder, a beveled wall below said shoulder, and an annularflange formed on its under surface with an annular recess, 0% a soilpipe fitting said shculder, a ring 'Wlilllfi said iecess formed withsegmental seats, clampinglates movably supported Within send will (ifthe enwl, a ring upnn which said pecking rests, zinc. means for movingsaid clmnmng nlates inwardly.

shoulder, a beveled well below said shoulder, and an annular flangeformed an its under e with an annular recess, of a soil pipe, a r ngWithin said recess formed with segmental seats, clamping-plates movablysupported Within said seats, yielding packin interposed between theupper end of said pipe the l 'eled Wall of the bowl, s ring npnn Wl.vsaid packing; rests, and means movin said clamping plates inardly,ccmpi'ising tapered screws extendinn" thi'ounl'i openings in the flangeof the bowl, and nits tapered sockets formed partly in Siliflclamping-plates and partly in the ring: which suppcrts said clampingplates.

EDGAR, l1. STALLENGS.

under side with an annular recess, of e soil,

6. The eembinntion with a water closet lwwl, fanned with {M1 internalannular seats, a, yielding packing interposed between the upper end atsaid pipe and the beveled

